Lawmaker hurls egg at Albanian PM in parliament

By Saimir Alija and Dzihat Aliju

TIRANA, Albania

An Albanian lawmaker hurled an egg at Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday during his address at the parliament.

Security guards rushed to protect the prime minister.

Endri Hasa of the opposition Democratic Party (PD) was banned from the parliament for 10 days.

The PD and Socialist Movement for Integration party have boycotted the parliament since September but they returned to attend Thursday's session.

Public university students also staged a demonstration outside the parliament demanding tuition fees to be lowered.

The student protests in Albania have been ongoing since Dec. 5.